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Toby Dobbs received a big Victorian house with too many bedrooms to count as a wedding present from his father, but his marriage is over within a month. Very alone, and very lonely, Toby posts an advertisement seeking the "Unexpectedly Alone" to become his roommates. Fifteen years later the wayward souls he takes in are still living with him, with no intention of leaving.

2004. Please tell me how I can convince you to move out.

Toby Dobbs has met Leah Pilgrim from across the road, and they're falling in love. But before they can begin a new life together, Toby and Leah must help Toby's house of sweet slackers and lovelorn misfits grow up, solve their problems, and set themselves free. But can their new relationship survive the test?

Leah lives across the street from a ramshackle Victorian mansion called the Peacock House, and the only thing odder than the house itself is the people who live in it. For years she’s been curious about her neighbors but too polite to do anything but watch them come and go. When an accident happens right on their doorstep, however, Leah is finally introduced to the members of Peacock House, including Toby, the landlord. Toby took on his curious tenants out of empathy, but now that he’s nearly 40 he realizes he’s stagnated and needs a change—starting with his house. As Leah slowly becomes involved with Toby and the house, Toby takes it on himself to learn more about his tenants, why they’re there, and where they’re going, and this inquiry includes himself. Leah and Toby’s quiet relationship is touching and believable; the tenants are eccentric, but behind their quirks stand very real characters with emotional depth. A truly satisfying read that’s sincere without being sugary. --Hilary Hatton

I enjoyed this novel. I think I'd enjoy reading a grocery list if it were written by Lisa Jewell! It's not her best work but it is well worth reading. I laughed aloud many times during this book, I'd say it is her most humorous, anyway. In the UK this book is titled '31 Dream Street', so be warned if you've read that one, 'Roommates Wanted' is exactly the same book! Sometimes it's a bit confusing when publishers do that.

I liked this book, but I hate it when the description on the book jacket or back of the book isn't very accurate.. The description made it seem like Toby and Leah were dating and in love so he needed to get his roommates to move out so they could have a life together, presumably in his house. But in actuality, Toby wanted to impress his dad and sell his house, so he needed to get the roommates out. The whole Toby-Leah thing happens much, much later in the book and certainly isn't the reason that Toby wants his roommates out. But because of the description, throughout the entire book I just kept waiting for Toby and Leah to get together, and I knew Leah wouldn't permanently get back together with her ex or date anyone else, since the description on the book pretty much ruined that plot point for me by saying they were going to fall in love. I think the ending wouldn't have been so predictable if the description hadn't spoiled it for me. I just hate it when the descriptions either are misleading or inaccurate, or when they give away something that doesn't happen right away.

However, I enjoyed the book and I really loved that giant house. I especially liked Toby and Con. I did think there were a bit too many characters and too many different things going on, so everything seemed to wrap up really quickly and a bit too tidily. I think it would've been better to cut out a character or subplot or two, and then to better develop the remaining characters and plot points. I liked the book, but something like that might have allowed me to give the book 4 stars instead of 3.

I'm so glad I picked this book up. It was a charming book. It's set in London. Our main character is Toby, a poet who was abandoned by his father when he was around twenty. his father before abandoning him bought him a house to ease his conscience. Toby was about to be married and was happy with his life. When three weeks later his fiance decides that she doesn't love him after all Toby decides to open his home to artists and people who are a little lost in life. During a fifteen year period he has several residents come and go and a couple who can't seem to move on.

When one of Toby's residents dies, he is left with a bundle of cash. He then receives a letter from his father wondering if his disappointing son had ever done anything with his life and what became of the house that he had purchased so long ago. This is a turning point in Toby's life and he decides to evaluate his life.

He meets the girl from across the way and with her help Toby decides to take on his house. He makes some goals for his life, one being to sell his house. There's a major obstacle however, what to do with all the people who are content to live off of Toby forever.

The characters in this story are absolutely intriguing and each very different.

If you like reading books by Jill Mansell, Katie Fforde, Sophie Kinsella I believe you will enjoy this.

To sum up in one word what I thought of Roommates Wanted, by Lisa Jewell- WOW! Lisa Jewell is the author of six novels, five of them bestsellers, and grew up in north London, where she still resides with her husband and two daughters.Toby Dobbs, after receiving an old Victorian from his father, and being left by his wife three weeks later, decides to place an ad for roommates. Fifteen years later, although never alone, he finds himself with a full house and still lonely. After a chance meeting with the woman across the street, Leah Pilgrim, Toby finds himself wanting to be more than a brooding poet; he wants to live. Together, they work on fixing the misfit slackers problems and aid them in growing up, so he, too, can do the same.However, this daunting task proves to be no easy feat. Con, still just a boy himself, finds he is falling in love with a co-worker who is vastly ill, and making it difficult to fulfill his plans to save enough money for pilot school. Melinda, Con's mother, is bound and determined to remain with her son at all costs, in an attempt to make up for deserting him as a child. Ruby, who was never forced in to the workforce, continues to live off of her many men while dreaming of becoming a singer/songwriter. And Joanne, who changes in to a different person everyday, is as secretive as she is elusive.Roommates Wanted is a true icon in this genre! It stands apart from everything else. It will take you on a ride filled with love, grief, and humor like nothing you've read. Lisa Jewell's clever and witty dialog will, at times, literally, having you laughing out loud. Don't read this in a library. The characters are charming and believable, even when you want to slap them senseless. You almost forget they're not real. The plot flowed exceedingly well and, even with all the characters, it was not hard to follow in any form. The back stories, plot, characters, dialog; it all wraps itself together in a package you won't soon forget. And, in a way, makes a very sound argument between the fantasy of youth, and the practicality of adulthood. It is a book mixed with real life and dreams that mix so smoothly together you can't put it down. This should, most definitely, be made into a movie. Right on, Lisa Jewell! Or, rather, write on!